Nor stretched on roses in the myrtle grove, Nor crowns his days with mirth, his nights with love, But far removed in thundering camps is[407] found, His slumbers short, his bed the herbless ground; In tasks of danger always seen the first, Feeds from the hedge, and slakes with ice his thirst. Long must his patience strive with fortune's rage, And long opposing gods themselves engage; Must see his country flame, his friends destroyed, Before the promised empire be enjoyed: Such toil of fate must build a man of fame, And such, to Israel's crown, the god-like David came. What sudden beams dispel the clouds so fast, Whose drenching rains laid all our vineyards waste? The spring so far behind her course delayed, On the instant is in all her bloom arrayed; The winds breathe low, the element serene, Yet, mark! what motion in the waves is seen! Thronging and busy as Hyblæan swarms, Or straggled soldiers summoned to their arms. See where the princely bark in loosest pride, With all her guardian fleet, adorns the tide! High on her deck the royal lovers stand, Our crimes to pardon e'er they touched our land. Welcome to Israel and to David's breast! Here all your toils, here all your sufferings rest. This year did Ziloah[408] rule Jerusalem, And boldly all sedition's syrtes[409] stem, Howe'er encumbered with a viler pair Than Ziph or Shimei,[410] to assist the chair; Yet Ziloah's loyal labours so prevailed, That faction, at the next election, failed; When even the common cry did justice sound, And merit by the multitude was crowned; With David then was Israel's peace restored, Crowds mourned their error, and obeyed their lord. FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 351: First edit. _Goodness was e'en_.] [Footnote 352: First edit. _Flatterie's_.] [Footnote 353: Catholics. Note I.] [Footnote 354: Titus Oates. See note II.] [Footnote 355: The queen, accused by Oates of being engaged in the conspiracy against the king's life. See note XXXI. on Part I.] [Footnote 356: The great plague.] [Footnote 357: The Dutch wars.] [Footnote 358: The fire of London.] [Footnote 359: See note II. as above.] [Footnote 360: Note III.] [Footnote 361: Note IV.] [Footnote 362: Alluding to the Duke of Monmouth's return from Holland without the king's license. See Vol. viii. p. 7.] [Footnote 363: Note V.] [Footnote 364: The Earl of Shaftesbury was at the head of the Cabal, which advised the measures of repealing the test, of shutting the Exchequer, of breaking the triple alliance and uniting with France, to the destruction of Holland. See the Earl of Ossory's spirited speech against him, p. 297.] [Footnote 365: Parliaments.] [Footnote 366: See the introduction to the "Medal" for Shaftesbury's proposed Association.] [Footnote 367: Sir Robert Clayton. See note VI.] [Footnote 368: Sir Thomas Player, chamberlain of London. See note VII.]